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On the turning away Lyrics

Artist: Pink Floyd
Album: A momentary Lapse of reason

On the turning away
From the pale and downtrodden
And the words they say
Which we won't understand
"Don't accept that what's happening
Is just a case of others' suffering
Or you'll find that you're joining in
The turning away"

It's a sin that somehow
Light is changing to shadow
And casting it's shroud
Over all we have known
Unaware how the ranks have grown
Driven on by a heart of stone
We could find that we're all alone
In the dream of the proud

On the wings of the night
As the daytime is stirring
Where the speechless unite
In a silent accord
Using words you will find are strange
And mesmerized as they light the flame
Feel the new wind of change
On the wings of the night

No more turning away
From the weak and the weary
No more turning away
From the coldness inside
Just a world that we all must share
It's not enough just to stand and stare
Is it only a dream that there'll be
No more turning away?

Comments/Interpretations

by Lynda Wilson on 8/12/2008 4:17am
Absolutely brilliant song - a true masterpiece from Pink Floyd

by TJ on 1/12/2009 9:02pm
Great tune, Linda, you must have been jammin at 4 in the AM! Who hasnt had some great nights jammin way late with The Pink Floyd though!

by Travis Riddle on 10/1/2010 8:10pm
This is an amazing song that everytime I hear, I like it more.

by Ted Lee on 3/22/2013 2:18pm
All Doctors should listen to this song, mostly those who CAN treat pain.

by Laz on 1/8/2016 4:45pm
Appropriate for our times.